Chick Chaplain

To the Patient in Room 4

I was assigned to your floor today. It was my job to pray for you, make sure you weren’t scared and let you know that you’re not alone. But by the time I helped a daughter say her final goodbyes to her mom via video, and made my rounds to the other COVID patients, itContinue reading “To the Patient in Room 4”

Tuesday with Tori

On Tuesday, I got the privilege of spending the rest of Tori’s life with her. My boss was in the middle of admitting the 90-year-old woman into our hospice program when she realized she wasn’t going to make it. She sent an urgent message asking if I could get to the nursing home before itContinue reading “Tuesday with Tori”

I’ll Drink to That

With the coronavirus shutting down churches and travel, I thought I was going to spend Easter home alone for the first time this year. Instead, I had church with people separated from their families in the hospital, dying patients in a locked-down facility, and homeless people on the streets. After waking up and responding toContinue reading “I’ll Drink to That”